cooperage

[ koo-per-ij, koo p-er- ]

/ ˈku pər ɪdʒ, ˈkʊp ər- /

noun

the work or business of a cooper.

the place where such work is carried on.

articles made by a cooper, as barrels or casks.

the price paid or charged for coopers' work.

Nearby words

cooper's ligament, cooper, anthony ashley, cooper, gary, cooper, james fenimore, cooper, peter, cooperage, cooperate, cooperation, cooperative, cooperative bank, cooperative farm

Origin of cooperage

1425–75; late Middle English. See cooper, -age

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Examples from the Web for cooperage

Working with Spanish cooperage Tevasa, they turn 150 year old trees into casks.
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It is used in cooperage, veneer work and for interior finish.
Studies of Trees|Jacob Joshua Levison
Manufacture of furniture, carriage-frames, cooperage, and fuel.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties|Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
Fence rails are no longer made of it; shingles and cooperage have declined.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

Next to red gum, it is employed in larger quantities for cooperage in Illinois than any other wood.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
I replied that he had left the cooperage, swearing that he would work no more.
The Pacha of Many Tales|Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for cooperage

cooperage

/ (ˈkuːpərɪdʒ) /

noun

Also called: coopery the craft, place of work, or products of a cooper

the labour fee charged by a cooper

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